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Mr Tomes told the Daily Star he and Dee are in constant contact with
the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and 'have recieved no
correspondence from them whatsoever'.

Mr Tomas was also quoted by The Sun saying his client is now planning trips to France and Spain to raise her mood.

The paper said he told her: 'I'm taking you on holiday every month until you conquer your depression.'

The 42-year-old told the TV programme she has been left too depressed to work since her mother died

She was pictured sipping cocktails and lying on sun-loungers in the beach resort last week

During
the controversial documentary Benefits Street, Dee said she had
suffered from depression since her mother died and has 'good days and
bad days' with the condition.

Since returning from holiday, she has denied downing £500 bottles of champagne and insisted she ‘f****** hated the stuff’.

Mr Tomes told MailOnline earlier this
week: ‘Dee has been back in the UK since Saturday. Dee had lots of fun
as the many pictures show.

‘She missed the children [and] she
hates flying, but she understands why we are trying to get her active to
help us decide the suitability for some projects we would like her to
undertake in the future.

‘She is not on Job Seekers’ Allowance
as reported - she is on [Employment and] Support Allowance. We have been
in touch with the benefits agency since we started to represent Dee in
February.’

It is now said the single mother-of-two will not face a quiz from benefits officials

She may be too depressed to work, but that didnt stop White Dee partying hard on holiday in Magaluf

The Department
for Work and Pensions has refused to comment on her case directly, but
was prompted to mount a fresh defence of its welfare plans following
anger at her holiday.

A
DWP Spokesman said: 'We are reforming disability benefits by
introducing a new face-to-face assessment and regular reviews for
Disability Living Allowance - something missing under the old system.

'We
are also re-assessing people on incapacity benefits to see what work
they can do - with the right support - rather than just writing them off
on sickness benefits as happened in the past.

'Our welfare reforms will ensure that support goes to those who need it most.'

There
is no suggestion Dee has broken the rules, but since starring in Benefits Street she has appeared on TV several times
and been linked with a string of new jobs including standing as an MP
and becoming a TV chef.

The Benefits Street star was spotted enjoying an all-expenses-paid, mid-week trip to Majorca

Dee is now back in her council house on Birmingham's James Turner Street after returning from the holiday

This week she took to Facebook to deny claims that she drank
champagne while on her holiday.

Mr Tomes has insisted she was not paid for going on the trip and told the Mail how she was currently
considering an offer to front a new cookery show.

‘What many people don’t know about Dee is that she is an amazing cook and has been offered her own cookery show,’ he said.

He
added that she has had seven offers from production companies in total,
including from BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, as well as three
separate record deals, but has had to turn them down because she is ‘too
unwell’.

‘It is like a
light switch goes off when you are with her, sometimes she’s fine but
then suddenly her whole mood will change and there’s nothing you can
do,’ he said of her condition.

‘She could easily earn half a million from one of these, but she doesn’t want to at the moment.’